The Stalhrim Dagger is made from stalhrim, the enchanted ice of Solstheim. It deals 10 base damage, weighs 4.5 and swings at the quick 1.3 speed shared by all daggers, landing it among the better daggers in the game.
Crafting it needs Smithing 80 and the Ebony Smithing perk, plus completion of “A New Source of Stalhrim” so you can actually mine the stuff. Frost Damage enchantments are 25% stronger on stalhrim gear, making this a natural fit for frost-focused builds in Stalhrim Armor.
Stats
| Type | Dagger |
|---|---|
| Skill | One-handed |
| Material | Stalhrim |
| Damage | 10 |
| Weight | 4.5 |
| Value | 395 gold |
| Speed | 1.3 |
| Reach | 0.7 |
| Stagger | 0 |
| Critical damage | 5 |
| Add-on | Dragonborn |
| Item ID | 0401CDB5 |
Where to find
- Sold by Baldor Iron-Shaper in the Skaal Village.
- Sold by Glover Mallory in Raven Rock.
- Found as random loot in chests or as a world item.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 1 × 
Stalhrim, 1 × 
Leather Strips. Requires the Ebony Smithing Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Stalhrim. The Arcane Blacksmith perk doubles the improvement.
Compared with other daggers
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) daggers in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Dagger | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Steel Dagger | 5 | 2.5 | 18 |
| Orcish Dagger | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| Dwarven Dagger | 7 | 3.5 | 55 |
| Elven Dagger | 8 | 4 | 95 |
| Nordic Dagger | 8 | 3.5 | 115 |
| Skyforge Steel Dagger | 8 | 2.5 | 25 |
| Glass Dagger | 9 | 4.5 | 165 |
| Ebony Dagger | 10 | 5 | 290 |
| Stalhrim Dagger | 10 | 4.5 | 395 |
| Daedric Dagger | 11 | 6 | 500 |
| Dragonbone Dagger | 12 | 6.5 | 600 |
Tips and notes
- Recipe: just 1 Stalhrim and 1 Leather Strips.
- Temper with Stalhrim; Ebony Smithing doubles the improvement.
- The frost bonus works like the Frost Enchanter or Augmented Frost perks – enchant it with Frost Damage to make the most of it.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Dragonborn.esm, record DLC2StalhrimDagger). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.